People contracting with the federal government are not protected with a back-pay guarantee and their status depends on their private employer.
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Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
25 Sep. 2025
Carr ends up tripping and falling down stairs, eating soup laced with Plan B One Step emergency contraceptive, and getting doused in cat feces, which leads to him contracting toxoplasmosis, a parasite that can be transferred to fetuses during pregnancy.
When his estranged daughter Sam tracks him down, in a last-ditch effort to dig her way out of serious trouble, Mickey must choose between rekindling his relationship with his daughter in the face of a terrible tragedy or pursuing a once-in-a-lifetime career opportunity.
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Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
3 Oct. 2025
Chases are intended to be stopped based on what police policy describes as a continual evaluation of the risks by the pursuing officer.
Democrats countered that the GOP proposal actually is partisan, since Republicans are seeking to extend funding following the passage of a controversial spending bill that narrowly passed in July over the objections of all congressional Democrats.
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Kevin Breuninger,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
The Utah team is now seeking patent protection for its discovery, hoping to take fungal hydrogels from the lab to real-world biomedical applications.
The third-year running back had a career-high 181 yards from scrimmage, catching four passes for a career-high 106 receiving yards and leading the Falcons with 75 rushing yards on 17 carries.
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Josh Kendall,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
Golf talk was top of mind as guests shared their photos from the tournament and made plans to hit the West Side driving course early the next morning, before catching a helicopter out to the final.
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